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J. F. BARTLETT:

BRUSH. No. 258,874. v Patented-June 6, 18:82.

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WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES F. BARTLETT, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

.B-RUSH.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,874, dated June a, 1882,

'Applieation filed March 29,1882. (No model.)

1'0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES F. BARTLETT, of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brushes; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the band or clamp. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the handle. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the wedge, and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the brush complete.

Corresponding parts in the several figures aredenoted by like letters of reference.

This invention relates to that class of brushes in which the bristles are secured to the handle by means of a band and wedge, so that they may be readily removed and renewed whenever necessary; and it consists in the improved construction and combination of shell in such a manner as to leave spaces a be-' tween the sides of the nut and the shell, as shown in Fig. 4.

G is the handle, which is provided at its butt or end with a projecting screw, H, firmly secured by a ferrule, I, which also serves to prevent the handle from splitting.

In operation the socket A is first filled with bristles. I then pass a rod or wire through the opening 0 and up through the bristles, and

'tured quickly and at small expense.

with a pair of pinchers, or some other suitable tool, so as to cause the wedge or shell D to be held securely and tightly while the handle is being attached or unscrewed, the spaces a aflordingsufficient hold for such pinehers or other tool.

Brushes may be made flat, round, or of any desired shape byvproperly modifying the construetion of the socket A and wedge C.

By this invention brushes may be manufac- If by wear the bristles become loosened, they may be easily tightened by turning the handle G, and thus drawing the wedge farther into the socket, and the bristles may, when worn'out,

- be easily renewed at acost much less than that of a new brush.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- The combination and arrangement, as herein described, of the socket A, having opening C, the wedge or shell D, in which a nut, F, is soldered or otherwise secured, spaces a being left between the sides of the nut and said shell, and the handle G, having screw H, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES FRANCIS BARTLETT.

Witnesses:

H. O. MILLER, JAMES HAWLEY. 

